Downie, Ontario (1891 census)
Downie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,281. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261308. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.328°N, 81.060°W.
Population
In 1891, Downie had a population of 3,281: 1,688 male and 1,593 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,610 |
| 1871 | 3,738 |
| 1881 | 3,489 |
| 1891 | 3,281 |
| 1901 | 2,895 |
| 1911 | 2,561 |
| 1921 | 2,457 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Downie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,281 total population, 1,688 males, 1,593 females, 977 married persons, 588 families, 489 married females, 488 married males, 137 widowed persons, 84 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,167 single persons under 18, 1,147 single males under 18, 1,020 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,280 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 585 occupied houses, 584 houses, 397 houses built of wood, 380 houses of 1 story, 368 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 204 houses of 2 stories, 125 houses built of brick, 82 houses of 4 rooms, 69 houses of 5 rooms, 62 houses built of stone, 32 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 254,894 bushels of turnips, 236,970 bushels of oats, 153,656 pounds of homemade butter, 73,384 bushels of winter wheat, 49,056 acres of land in farms, 43,638 bushels of potatoes, 42,270 acres of improved land in farms, 34,554 bushels of barley, 34,131 bushels of peas, 31,889 acres of farmland under crops, 24,773 chickens, 19,460 bushels of spring wheat, 14,896 tons of hay, 9,580 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,169 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,319 acres of hay crops, 7,383 acres of oats, 6,786 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,779 other cattle, 4,729 acres of wheat, 3,409 bushels of corn, 3,032 milk cows, 2,987 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,680 swine, 2,216 sheep, 2,062 cattle killed or sold, 1,668 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,469 horses aged over 3 years, 1,394 acres of barley, 1,387 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,060 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 851 horses aged 3 years and under, 819 geese, 801 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 683 acres of turnips, 577 occupants of farms, 535 turkeys, 487 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 470 farm occupants who own their land, 468 ducks, 438 acres of potatoes, 291 bushels of buckwheat, 231 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 118 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 106 farm occupants who rent their land, 104 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 98 bushels of beans, 98 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 93 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 7, 2 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261308
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Downie, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/downie-on109002-1891/.